NAC supported theatre show SALT heads to London

NAC supported show heads to London for a two week run at Riverside Studios Tuesday 3 – Sunday 15 March.

Tickets available from Riverside Studios website 

From pioneering Great Yarmouth company Contemporary Ritual Theatre comes the critically acclaimed SALT, a dark and visceral tale of ancient fisherfolk.  “That storm is comin’…”

The East Norfolk coast, 1770. Man Billy, a violent young fisherman, lives among the dunes with his domineering mother, Widow Pruttock, in a wild, brutal world ruled by superstition and the dark beat of the sea.

Into this savage life comes Sheldis, a travelling singer with supernatural gifts. As Billy’s obsession with her grows, his mother, believing him bewitched, will do anything to break the spell.

Join three performers for a unique and immersive in-the-round experience, as they conjure a stark, mythic world of salt and song – weaving sea shanties, folk hymns and raucous dances into a mesmerising tale of magic, violence and tragic passion.

Contemporary Ritual Theatre fuses the ancient and modern into a bold new form known as ‘ritual theatre’ – a visceral, fast-paced and rhythmical style that unites performers and audience in a single, unforgettable ritual. SALT comes to Riverside to culminate its UK tour, having performed up and down the coast from the Isle of Wight to the Shetland Islands.

★★★★★ “A masterclass…stunning in its simplicity.” StageSide UK

★★★★ “Extraordinary…If Shakespeare, Ken Loach and Nick Cave went on a day trip to Great Yarmouth, SALT could be the result.” The Reviews Hub

★★★★ “Daringly unconventional…an impressively audacious and original theatre work.” Plays International & Europe

★★★★ “Compelling and courageous theatre.” Corr Blimey

★★★★ “A visceral and haunting tale.” The Indiependent

★★★★ “A beautiful, rugged and bewitching piece of theatre, SALT combines incredible acting with a fascinating plot and innovative staging to create a unique and visceral experience. It truly feels like a ritual is taking place.” The Wee Review

“SALT feels less like a play and more like a thriving, pulsing entity unto itself, living, breathing and dying before the audience in an eternal cycle of nature’s self-consuming dance..” British Theatre Guide

CAST

Emily Outred
Mylo McDonald
Bess Roche

Written and directed by Beau Hopkins
Producer Lucy Farrant; LJ Hope Productions
Composer and musical director Anna Pool
Movement director Lucy Cullingford
Lighting designer Tim Tracey
Re-lighting Lucinda Bray
Costume Amanda Harrold
Stage and production manager Lucinda Bray
Casting Cameron Culver
Graphic design Jason Booher and George Payne
Trailer Marcin Rodwell and Denzil Dean
Photography Peter Morgan
Original song Polly Wright

Original music composed by Anna Buttery, Mylo McDonald, Bess Roche and Anna Pool

SALT is supported by Arts Council England and Norwich Arts Centre.